Amyotrofisk lateral sklerose: Forskelle mellem versioner

Hvad ALS skyldes, er der ingen forklaring på. Ingen har endnu påvist om årsagen er miljø, en [[virus (biologi)|virus]] eller noget helt tredje. Flere videnskabelige undersøgelser <ref> Exposure to pesticides and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a population-based case-control study.By Bonvicini F, Marcello N, Mandrioli J, Pietrini V, Vinceti M. In Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2010; 46(3):284-7.[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20847462 PMID 20847462] <references/ref> <ref>Pesticide exposure as a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A meta-analysis of epidemiological studies: Pesticide exposure as a risk factor for ALS. By Malek AM, Barchowsky A, Bowser R, Youk A, Talbott EO. In Environ Res. 2012 Aug; 117:112-9. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22819005 PMID 22819005] <references/ref> <ref> Are environmental exposures to selenium, heavy metals, and pesticides risk factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?. By Vinceti M, Bottecchi I, Fan A, Finkelstein Y, Mandrioli J. In Rev Environ Health. 2012; 27(1):19-41. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22755265 PMID 22755265] <references/ref> <ref> Pesticide exposure and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. By Kamel F, Umbach DM, Bedlack RS, Richards M, Watson M, Alavanja MC, Blair A, Hoppin JA, Schmidt S, Sandler DP. In Neurotoxicology. 2012 Jun; 33(3):457-62. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22521219 PMID 22521219] <references/ref> har fundet statistiske sammenhænge mellem ALS og nogle landbrugspesticider.